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Itaú USA Asset Management has selected SS&C GlobeOp as its fund administrator. IUAM is the U.S. investment management arm of Itaú Unibanco, Brazil’s largest non-government bank. SS&C will provide fund administration, including full middle and back office services, investor services, performance analytics, regulatory compliance assistance and risk-related services for Bank Itaú’s Cayman-domiciled funds.

Ultimus, the U.S.-based independent fund services provider, has completed the second phase of the company’s proprietary uSUITE technology platform. uSUITE uses robotic process automation to streamline massive amounts of back-end data processing, eliminating the need for manual intervention. Ultimus expects to launch the third phase before year-end.

Centaur Fund Services, the Ireland-based administrator, has appointed Louise Lawlor as group chief financial officer. She is based in Dublin. Prior to joining Centaur, Lawlor worked at Key Capital, an Irish wealth, investment and corporate advisory firm, where she advised financial services businesses on mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and other strategic initiatives.

Northern Trust has released two new reporting capabilities – valuation status and advanced client reporting – for its Front Office Solutions clients. The new FOS valuation status tool enables institutional investors to more accurately measure current portfolio values and issues alerts when prices are updated. The advanced client reporting tool allows users to customise report…

State Street has expanded its servicing agreement with Protective Life Corporation, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., and will now provide the insurer with outsourced accounting services for a significant portion of its separate account life and annuity business. Protective provides financial services through the production, distribution and administration of insurance…

Sanne, the UK-listed provider of alternative asset and corporate administration services, has appointed Keith Miller as the global head of private debt. Based in London, he will be responsible for building the private debt and loan agency product offering. Miller joins from Global Loan Agency Services Limited and Nomura International Plc. Sanne’s private debt business…

State Street has been appointed to provide a range of ETF servicing solutions for three active ETFs for Natixis Investment Managers. Natixis is leveraging the NYSE Proxy semi-transparent model. State Street will provide basket creation, NAV dissemination, settlement, custody, financial reporting, fund accounting, order-taking, performance and investment analytics, and transfer agency services. Nick Elward, head…